# how good is your spelling?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-spelling/277772>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-spelling/277772 "2004-12-02T21:35:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-spelling/277772/21 "2004-12-02T22:33:23Z")

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8/10 – I missed questions #1 and #3, but knew (as opposed to guessing) all the rest. And I’m generally a “go-ro guy” when spelling questions arise.

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-spelling/277772/22 "2004-12-02T22:35:21Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> I’m generally a “go-ro guy” when spelling questions arise.

Um, that should be “go- **t** o guy”. I never claimed to be a talented typist!

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**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-spelling/277772/23 "2004-12-02T22:42:43Z")

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8/10. Better than I thought I’d do.

> [@FilmGeek](#):
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> So. I reject this test.

OBMythbusters quote: “I reject your reality and substitute my own!” 😃

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-is-your-spelling/277772/24 "2004-12-02T22:48:03Z")

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9/10 and I feel really dumb at getting through the others and then choosing “sacreligious” :o :mad: I have to admit that I assumed they were tricks and picked something against my instincts on a couple.

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